Author:Steve Kuieck

Where’s winter? That’s the question many of us here in western Michigan are asking. As of this writing on January 7, we have no snow—zip! Perhaps a few folks want to chase away the sunshine and above normal temperatures, but actually, we’ll take it since,...

I spent a good part of my birthday with my favorite two-handed rod looking for a nice winter steelhead on the swing. I honestly wasn’t going to be disappointed if I wasn’t successful, it was just a great day to be out. Thankfully the river...

Ol’man winter was knocking pretty hard on the river today. No, it’s not the first snowy cold day, but with an afternoon high of 28 degrees and a windchill well less, it was definitely feeling like winter.
The river remains around 45 degrees and our steelhead...

It’s been a very tough swing this week on the Muskegon River. Thankfully Mother Nature gifted us some decent rain last night and new chrome should be shuffling through the system. Staying the course when things aren’t jiving is always a tough task no matter...

The last couple days have been a tough swing on the Muskegon River. Thankfully it looks pretty likely we’ll get some needed rain tonight that should freshen the available fall steelhead in the system. Sometimes our resident rainbow and brown trout fill voids between steelhead....

If Jeff and Dan weren’t our very first customers, they were definitely the second! Today marked the 23rd year of fall steelhead fishing together—it honestly seems like just yesterday really. Thank you both for your continued support and friendship!
Pictured above is Dan with a great...

Good finish to a great week of swinging flies for fall steelhead on the Muskegon River. Greg and his son Jordan joined me today and while the grab this morning was anything but stellar, thankfully we quickly made up for it this afternoon. Pictured is...

Bright sunny skies and ultra clear water make for a pretty day on the river, but tough swinging for fall steelhead. Every fish that have graced our nets recently have been well earned and truly a reward.
Pictured is Dave with a truly awesome fall steelhead...

Bright skies and clear water make for challenging conditions for steelhead fishing. As was the case today, opportunities were tough to come by. Right place, right time, and a little bit of luck goes a long ways. Pictured is Marty with a fantastic fall steelhead taken...